The HRD Missionary

This book argues for a missionary approach to implementing Human Resources Development. The new role of HRD created a decade and a half before the nineties was already getting to be either routinised or politicised and was enjoying power. Part of the complication came as these roles and departments were carved out of the Personnel Departments and fell into the traps explained in the book. A few of them like today were doing a marvellous job. The author felt strongly: CEOs don’t understand how to use HRD, HRD Managers themselves did not understand what they are expected to do and many of them lacked even professional preparation to do right things. This book is expected to serve as a guide for those who want to become good HRD managers. The second edition of this book incorporates the new developments in HRD interventions the last decade and half. The argument that HRD professionals should work with missionary zeal and spirit remains the same.